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1997 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Iraq, 1997
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IRQ_1997_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Republic of Iraq, Board of Ministers, Planning Commission, Central Statistical Organization, IPUMS
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Reason for changing place of residence (IQ1997A_WHYMOVE)

Data file: IRQ1997_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 275
End: 276
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IQ97A428 IQ97A429 IQ97A430 IQ97A431 IQ97A432 IQ97A433"><span class="em">Residential status</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">55. Residential period in the recent place of residency</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 From birth<br />[] 2 Less than a year<br />[] 3 One year or more ____</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Previous place of residence:</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">56. Governorate or abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 In this governorate ____<br />[] 2 Abroad ____</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">57. Administrative unit</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Urban<br />[] 2 Rural</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">58. Reason for changing the place of residency</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Job<br />[] 2 Transfer of posting<br />[] 3 Appointment<br />[] 4 War<br />[] 5 Marriage or divorce or windowed<br />[] 6 Study or finishing studies<br />[] 7 Accompanying family<br />[] 8 To get a better living<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
01 Job
02 Transfer or posting
03 Appointment
04 War
05 Marriage or divorce or widowed
06 Study or finishing study
07 Accompanying family
08 Better living
09 Others
99 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the reason to why the person moved from their previous place of residence.
Universe
Iraq 1997: Persons who have not lived in the present residential place from birth [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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